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USGS usp000cq84

18 Mar 2004, 07:04

76 km S of Kushiro, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 38.3 km depth.

Depth38.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 76 km S of Kushiro, Japan?

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42.298000, 144.531000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000cq84
Coordinates
42.298, 144.531
Network
us
Significance
400